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5,200-year-old Harappan settlement
April 9 , 2024
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- Archaeologists from Kerala University discovered an Early Harappan necropolis Juna Khatiya in Gujarat in 2019.
- It has stumbled upon more crucial findings from a 5,200-year-old Harappan settlement at Padta Bet, near Khatiya village, in Kachchh district.
- The presence of plenty of pottery, artefacts, and a few animal bone fragments from these areas are indicative of the occupation of Harappan people in the region from the Early Harappan to Late Harappan periods, i.e. circa 3200 BCE to 1700 BCE.
- The excavations also revealed remains of animal bones representing cattle, sheep or goat and edible shell fragments.
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